Cuspidor.



PATENTED APR.17, 1906. F. A. KBIFF.

OUSPIDOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 17, 1906.

Application filed May 15, 1905. Serial No. 260,465.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. KEIFF, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors and I dohereby declare the following'to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is an improvement in cuspidors, and relates moreparticularly to certain constructions and arrangements of the parts of acuspidor whereby the cuspidor is made more, sanitary and easier toclean.

The improvements consist in the devices illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and the equivalents thereof, as will be more fully set forth inthe specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away,showing a cuspidor of my improved construction. Fig. 2 is a top planview of the same, the cover being removed, part of the cuspidor beingshown in cross-section taken on the line 00 a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is atop plan view showing the cover removed, the location of the innerreceptacle being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a ver tical section ofthe inner receptacle, and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the same.

As is clearly shown in the drawings, the device consists of a cuspidormade of a lower base or body 1, surmounted by an upper part or cover 2,the outer rim 2 of which fits around the upwardly-projecting flange 1 ofthe body 1 and is locked thereto by means of a pin 3, fixed to the body1 and engaging a bayonet-slot 4 in the cover. The cover is flaredinwardly and downwardly, as is com mon in cuspidors. Secured to theupper part of the body 1 are a pair of circular wire frames 5 5, thepurpose of which is to hold in place the removable inner receptacle orcup 6. This cup is preferably made of pasteboard coated with parafiin onthe inside, and the cup rests on the bottom of the body 1., is held inplace by the wires 5, and its upper part receives thedownwardly-projecting and inilyardly-fiaring part of the cover, asshownin To clean the cuspidor, it is only necessary to remove the cover 2,take out the cup 6, and destroy the cup with its contents. A new cup maythen be inserted.

By the means above described I have produced a cuspidor that is neat inappearance, easily cleaned, and sanitary.

To render the cup 6 thoroughly antiseptic, I prefer to first coat theinterior of the cup with parafiin and then immerse the cup in creosote,thereby rendering the cup thoroughly germ-proof.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isas follows:

The combination in a cuspidor with a permanent body or base portion openat the top, and a permanent upper part or cover secured to the base byan exterior fastening, the cover provided with a tapering downwardlyinclined shield, of a plurality of yielding frames located interiorly ofand projecting laterally from the base portion and a destructible cupremovably received between and embraced by the frames, whichfrictionally engage the cup to retain it in position, the sides of thecup surrounding the aperture in the cover.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK A. KEIFF.

Witnesses:

ROY WALLIS, J. R. MANSFIELD.

